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Jenee Tibshraeny: IMF warns Govt will need to hike taxes and cut spending

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 1 Jul 2026, 7:57pm
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The International Monetary Fund is broadly happy with how the Government and Reserve Bank are steering the economy - but it's warned some changes need to take place.

The agency says the Government will need to hike taxes, as well as continue cutting spending, to get the country’s finances on a more sustainable path forward.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained how this could be implemented.

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